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This past weekend Lexie had her bridal shower and it was AMAZEEE. You might recognize her from posts such as Dreamy Beach Engagement Shoot and Stuck In A Snowstorm, and might recall that I have the honor of shooting her wedding next June!

Lexie is the owner of a cute lifestyle blog and makes adorable cookies, so I already knew her bridal shower was going to be magazine-worthy. Her (superhero) mom, Cheryl, was up at 4am to finish decorating and baking the most delicious treats. The theme was 'Pretty in Pink' and it was like a doll tea party had come to life! Each girl had a name-card set upon the prettiest china, with tea pots, scones and party favors scattered along the table.

Once all the girls had arrived, Lexie made a grand entrance in a stunning white two-piece outfit, followed by her cousin and maid-of-honor, Camryn. Cheryl had prepared so many different delicious salads and sandwiches and you didn't have to ask us twice to tuck into the buffet.

After we were done eating, it was time for some fun games about the bride and groom. We were each handed a questionnaire and a timer was set. Kaitlyn surprised everyone by beating Lexie's family members in the 'How Well Do You Know Lexie' quiz. We then played an hilarious game of he-said, she-said and everyone got a better insight of Lexie's soon-to-be husband, Brandon.

When the games were finished, we all shamelessly snacked on some more cupcakes and treats and watched Lexie open her gifts. With a new house on the horizon, Lexie's gifts all had a common theme: gorgeous copper houseware. Her grandmother also gifted her a beautiful handmade quilt with some pictures from their engagement shoot and engraved were the words 'Always Kiss Me Goodnight'. Adorable.

After the presents were done, we all moved outside to the balcony and sipped on some sangria in the perfect San Francisco fall weather. Overall it was such a beautiful day and just a taste of what her wedding will be like next June!

Last month, I made a trip back to England for a very exciting event: my sister's Gatsby themed wedding! This would also mark the first time that my boyfriend of over a year, Broc, would be meeting my family... but more on that later.

I arrived a week early to spend some time with my family and to help my sister with her wedding preparations. Turns out there's a lot "umm, I don't know's" when it comes to wedding planning. We spent more hours than I'd like to admit designing 'order of the day's to print. A few days before the wedding, we headed to a fun bridal party put on by some of her friends. Delicious food was had and embarrassing underwear was given.

The next day, however, I woke up feeling awful. Like food poisoning awful. The Friday before the weekend, everyone left for the pre-wedding party and I was bedridden, unable to hold anything down. When my mom came back to check on me, I was in such a miserable state that she loaded me into the car and off to the hospital we went. After five hours of hanging out in the ER on a fluid drip, it was decided that I had caught a viral bug and I was deemed" extremely contagious".

On the ride home my mom starts to look a little pale, saying she's not feeling well. We chalk it up to the sketchy vending machine snacks and continue the journey home. Once we get to our rental apartment, my mom bolts, and I am essentially quarantined to my bedroom, while my sisters laugh and drink wine in the next room. Feeling sorry for myself, I start feeling even worse for Broc who is nearing the end of his 15 hour journey to get to me. Broc left San Francisco on the Thursday evening, arrived in Mortehoe, England on Friday night and then left again to get back to work on Monday morning. That's why he's the best.

Broc arrives, we say our pleasantries through the door and I am then informed that my mom has caught the bug and is now back in hospital. Fantastic. I go back to my delirious slumber and Broc heads to the bar with my brother-in-law for a well deserved beverage.

On the actual day of Tamsyn's wedding a miracle happened: the sun came out in England. Everyone had stopped puking, the weather was beautiful and the Gatsby getups were amazing. It was going to be a great day. I decided to leave my camera at home for the reception part, but I did get to snap a few of the beautiful bride getting ready. Enjoy!

This past weekend Broc and I decided to head up to Tahoe with one of his best friends, Brandon, and his beautiful fiancee, Lexie. We took our little pup, Loki, so he could experience his first snow... and snow is what we got!

We went straight to Boreal Mountain for their $15 college student Friday's (my 2011 ID from my one semester is still going strong - heck yeah!) and drove straight into a winter wonderland. Loki got out of the car and preceded to go absolutely nuts digging and eating the snow which was pretty adorable. I like to think that as a husky he's had daily dreams of running across big, snowy plains and all his dreams were suddenly coming true when his four little paws hit that white fluff.

I've been to Tahoe for a few New Year's celebrations and once in the summer, but I've never been to a Tahoe like the one we experienced this past weekend. It's safe to say that this is the most snow they've gotten in many years. Just driving through the roads, the snow walls on each side were about 8ft high!

We snowboarded, snacked, drank, lost money in the casino, drank some more, ate icecream, and laughed. When we tried to leave on Monday morning (President's Day) we were in for a wild ride. They closed the road for avalanche control which resulted in us making it a whopping 4 miles in 4 hours. After a quick photoshoot in the blizzard and Loki demolishing all our snacks, we decided it was time to turn around and head back to South Lake Tahoe for a well deserved beverage.

Broc, you're the butter to my coffee, the kanye to my kanye, the avocado to my breakfast, lunch, & dinner. you make me want to do more, to be more. and for that, i love ya. that day when you flipped that coin and decided to come with me to bali was such a pivotal moment in our lives and we had no idea. my soul will forever be aligned with yours.

To mark our one year anniversary, we decided to have some photos done by the INSANELY talented Kinsey Mhire. thank you thank you thank you.

This year we decided to spend NYE with some of Broc's friends in Discovery Bay. To kick off the night we enjoyed a delicious salmon meal cooked by my boo (round 2 after Loki ate the first batch off the counter). We then had teeny tiramisu cups for dessert that were absolutely delicious and I was satisfied to call it a night at 8pm. But party we must. After downing the better half of 3 bottles of champagne, I was ready to put my new flash to the ultimate test. Determined to capture every moment and kiss I'm pretty sure I heard a collective sigh of relief when my battery finally died.